<Extension Name="WORD" Type="Microsoft.ReportingServices.Rendering.WordRenderer.WordDocumentRenderer,Microsoft.ReportingServices.WordRendering"/> Can anyone inform me how this Type is written here ? i.e is this like Type="Namespace , dll" ???Avinash.Thobbi

Yes Avinash, what you have mentioned is correct Type="Namespace, Name of DLL" and please refer below link for more info http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms154516.aspx Nanda

Hi Venkat and all, I wrote a custom renderer class, the details for that class is as below, namespace ---- MSDNMagazine.CustomRSRenderer dll name -------- MSDNMagazine.CustomRSRenderer.dll In Rsreportserver.config, I coded a line as, <Extension Name="CUSTOM_RENDERER" Type="MSDNMagazine.CustomRSRenderer.Renderer, MSDNMagazine.CustomRSRenderer"> </Extension> In rssrvpolicy.config, codes are, <CodeGroup class="UnionCodeGroup" version="1" PermissionSetName="FullTrust" Name="Custom Render" Description="This code group grants Custom Renderer code full trust."> <IMembershipCondition class="UrlMembershipCondition" version="1" Url="C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSRS10.MSSQLSERVER\ReportingServices\ReportServer\bin\MSDNMagazine.CustomRSRenderer.dll" /> </CodeGroup> But the name CUSTOM_RENDERER is not appearing in export dropdownlist in report manager. Could you please tell me what would be the problem ? Thanks, Avinash.Thobbi

Hi, What could be the possible reasons due to which my CUSTOM_RENDERER is not appearing in Export option dropdown list? Is it due to 1) Incorrect logic in class ? or 2) Incorrect naming convention in rsreportserver.config OR any mistakes in rssrvpolicy.config ? or 3)any security issues ? or 4) Incorrect placing of dll ? I just wrote a sample dll to add two numbers and placed that dll in correct location. I am sure that the dll is no where related to reporting services, but I was just testing whether a correct dll can yield required results. Then also no luck..... Any idea ??? Thanks,Avinash.Thobbi

have you checked log files for error info after restarting the service. C:\Program files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSRS10.MSSQLSERVER\Reporting Services\LogFilesNanda

Hi, Please find the error message below "library!ReportServer_0-8!1700!04/01/2011-12:45:20:: e ERROR: Throwing Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Utilities.ServerConfigurationErrorException: The report server has encountered a configuration error. , Could not create Extension of type: Rendername: CUSTOM_RENDERER; Info: Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Utilities.ServerConfigurationErrorException: The report server has encountered a configuration error." Thanks, Avinash.Thobbi

Take a backup before making changes to rsmgrpolicy.config file(C:\Program files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSRS10.MSSQLSERVER\Reporting Services\ReportManager). Change the PermissionSetName="FullTrust" instead of Execution. Stop & Restart the Service and check whether it is working. <CodeGroup class="FirstMatchCodeGroup" version="1" PermissionSetName="FullTrust" Description="This code group grants MyComputer code Execution permission. "> <IMembershipCondition class="ZoneMembershipCondition" version="1" Zone="MyComputer" /> Nanda

Hi Behara, I tried the steps mentioned by you, but no luck. Have you implemented this concept (i.e. rendering to text file) successfully ? If so, then please give me the steps. One more thing, I am using a dummy dll which is not at all related to reporting services, I just wnat to test whether my "CUSTOM_RENDERER" name appears in the export dropdown list using that dll. Thanks,Avinash.Thobbi